Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

One half is described as entrepreneurial, image-conscious and highly motivated. They consider whether communication is still a key leadership trait if AI tools can help people write emails or manage schedules. But I don’t see a divide: I see a continuum, stretched across different cultural moments. They debate. I see them.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

As AI automates many of the mechanical aspects of programming, the value of CS education is shifting, from writing perfect code to shaping systems, telling stories through logic and designing ethical, human-centered solutions. Aligning learning with students' interests, like game design, boosts engagement and motivation.

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Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. They discuss what they think the lyrics convey, including emotions, themes, and any cultural references they recognize. Can you identify any cultural references in the song?

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Language Languages Instructors Culture 65

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better. Schapiro, Barbara.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 69

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Whether it’s hearing an author share about the creative writing process, exchanging postcards with students in another part of the world, or even attending a mystery Zoom with a special guest, these moments help students see how we’re all connected. It can also inspire students to spend more time on their own writing!

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Writing Questions Discussions Activities 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Whether students step into the classroom or hang out in the counseling office, it’s the perfect time to spark motivation and help them set meaningful goals. Stories of Our Summer : Create printouts of little books and have each student write a story about a favorite summer activity or a favorite book they read.

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Schools Counselling Math Motivation 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. Keep writing prompts on hand 6. Add more works that represent multiple voices and cultures, and let students choose from a list of titles to ensure they’ll be engaged in the reading.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. Likewise, 25% of freshmen entered the university at the lowest writing level in 2019. The following year 29% of incoming students started at the lowest writing level.

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Math English Lecturing High School 87

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Classroom Management and Student Engagement Teach Like a Pirate – A motivational guide to help teachers bring creativity, passion, and engagement into their classrooms. Conscious Discipline – A useful framework for fostering emotional intelligence and creating a calm, focused classroom culture.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Because of her, I continue to approach writing and research with purpose and pride. Joy and Motivation One of my greatest sources of daily encouragement is my son. His love, his kind words, and his constant support fuel my motivation and joy. Through her mentorship, I found my academic voice.

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Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 106

Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Because of her, I continue to approach writing and research with purpose and pride. Joy and Motivation One of my greatest sources of daily encouragement is my son. His love, his kind words, and his constant support fuel my motivation and joy. Through her mentorship, I found my academic voice.

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Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 98

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

He is committed to creating inclusive, academically rigorous and emotionally safe environments, with a particular focus on how technology influences student development and school culture. It’s helped build a collective culture of awareness and responsibility around digital safety.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

It even helps students connect to their cultural roots in meaningful ways. No Prep Ta and Ti-Ti Music Worksheets By Aileen Miracle Grade: 1st-2nd Using the ta and ti-ti notes, students read and write patterns, copy patterns, and color patterns. But don’t hit pause there: Music and movement are key players in a child’s development.

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Activities Elementary School Elementary School Students 52

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 21, 2025

Cultures of domination," writes bell hooks, "rely on the cultivation of fear as a way to ensure obedience." Advocates for punishments value them as "motivation." And they are, I suppose, in that children learn to be motivated by fear. And fear is a powerful, yet deadly, motivator. "In The rumors are enough.

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Motivation Culture Quizzes Writing 92

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 297

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clear expectations positively impact the students’ feelings of competence or confidence in their ability to complete a task, which can motivate them to put in their best effort. Teachers do not need to write lengthy comments on student work to justify a grade.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 545

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. Learning a Language: Acquiring a new language involves mastering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. What does motivation entail? Experts in psychology have comprehensively analyzed motivation.

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Motivation Students Feedback Achievement 174

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

A growing body of research confirms that school culture significantly influences student learning. Indeed, it’s in the culture that classrooms build their success. Culture is the collective beliefs and commitments that enable individuals, who might otherwise only be loosely connected, to rally around an effort.

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Culture Beliefs Schools History 189

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Derby, Kansas – Derby North Middle School (DNMS) in Derby, Kansas, has found a unique and effective way to build culture and increase student engagement with the help of Rise Vision digital signage software and Class Intercom. The content then gets delivered to moderators at DNMS who approve it or send back changes to the student.

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Middle School Middle School Motivation Culture 246

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture. They were used as gimmicks and antics to “motivate” students. They believed that students’ motivation should come from within.

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Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 171

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. Helping students uncover their passions I once had a student who insisted on writing her research paper on body piercings.

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Reading Assignments English Math 322

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Create a school culture that teachers won’t want to leave. Research shows that a positive school culture is associated with higher attendance rates and deeper engagement for both students and faculty. As best-selling author Dan Pink writes in his book Drive , mastery is a powerful motivator.

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Teachers Beliefs Culture Coaching 320

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Celebrate achievements: Reflecting on the successes of the school year is crucial for boosting morale and motivation among students and staff. Highlighting their achievements can boost morale and encourage a supportive school culture. Here are five strategies that school leaders can implement to accomplish this goal.

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Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 299

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 153

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 342

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. I also encourage educators to share their discoveries and thinking with a larger audience by doing one of the following: Write and publish a blog Produce an original podcast Create a video on the topic Design and publish an infographic.

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Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Other observers read between the lines and discern another motivation. In Chinese culture, parents provide as best they can for their children,” says Nicolas Huang, co-founder of Lonely Reader, a digital platform that teaches liberal arts.

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Culture English Exams Cognitive Development 159

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Being not only consumers but also active content creators, examining their social media usage reveals much about their cultural identity expression. How students have come to navigate these digital spaces is deeply intertwined with cultural practices, shaping and reflecting their online behavior.

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Culture Learning Instructors Discussions 128

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Teachers attuned to their classroom culture understand when their students are engaged, and they seek to activate more and more of those coveted light-bulb moments–indicators of high motivation to learn more. How then are educators to adopt new technology like AI when AI’s usage in education is not a question of “if” but “when.”

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Hybrid Learning Cognitive Development Intelligence Motivation 317

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. For students continuing to graduate school, the writing stakes are even higher.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 119

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 206

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

He was motivated, in part, by the September opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Washington Mall, just 30 minutes away from Dominion High. But if you search for designs related to identity, history, or culture,” he says, you find nothing. Student created sticker and pendant.

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Culture Beliefs History Students 129

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. My goal was to change the climate and culture in my classroom to help students feel more comfortable with trying, failing, and, most importantly, improving. Later on, I would upload these videos in their FreshGrade portfolio.

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Essay Failure Students Writing 195

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

In a meta-analysis on the use of AI chatbots in education, Wu and Yu (2023) found that AI chatbots can significantly improve learning outcomes, specifically in the areas of learning performance, motivation, self-efficacy, interest, and perceived value of learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137